62 Bible Verses about The church

The mystery of the stars which thou sawest in my right hand and of the seven golden candlesticks. The stars are angels of the churches: and the candlesticks are seven churches.

like a son of man, cloathed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breast with a golden girdle.

For we, being many, are one bread, and one body; for we are all partakers of the one bread.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

So we being many are one body in Christ, and every one members of each other.

For as the body is one, and yet hath many members, but all the members of the body, many as they are, are one body, so is Christ.

And I say also to thee, Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone, On whom all the building fitly framed together,

For other foundation can no man lay, than what is laid, which is Jesus Christ: And if any one build on this foundation, gold, silver, costly stones;

To whom coming as unto a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen of God and precious, Ye also as living stones are built up, a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God thro' Jesus Christ.

not made with hands, that is, not of this building, And not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, entered in once for all into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Take heed therefore to yourselves and to the whole flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it;

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue, edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church.

Therefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue, pray that he may interpret.

That he might sanctify it (having cleansed it by the washing of water) through the word: That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, that it may be holy and unblamable.

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it;

And at that time there was a great persecution against the church, which was in Jerusalem. And they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. But Saul made havock of the church, entring into every house, and haling men and women, committed them to prison.

For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God in Christ Jesus, which are in Judea; for ye also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they likewise from the Jews: Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us: and they please not God, and are contrary to all men.

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and faith. And a considerable multitude was added to the Lord.

And multitudes both of men and women believing were the more added to the Lord:)

For thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, to the edifying the body of Christ;

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ for his body, which is the church:

Which is his body; who is the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

Moreover, brethren, we declare to you the grace of God, bestowed on the churches in Macedonia,

And he hath put all things under his feet, and hath given him to be head over all things to the church,

For the husband is head of the wife, as Christ also is head of the church:

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, that it may be holy and unblamable.

Thus ye also, my brethren, are dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye might be married to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we may bring forth fruit to God.

(and he is the Saviour of the body) Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

For we are all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether we are Jews or Gentiles, whether slaves or freemen; and we have all drank of one Spirit.

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame them that have not? what shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this?

If any man destroy the temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

And it is given to her, to be arrayed in fine linen, white and clean; the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.

To him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

That the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in heavenly places,

But if I tarry, that thou mayst know how to behave in the house of God, which is the church of the living God.

The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you, and Mark my son.

Take heed therefore to yourselves and to the whole flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

But if I tarry, that thou mayst know how to behave in the house of God, which is the church of the living God.

For we, being many, are one bread, and one body; for we are all partakers of the one bread.

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for our passover is slain for us, even Christ: